Clinical Updates

Virtually all of the experts who wrote favorably about troubled diabetes drug Avandia had financial ties to drug makers, a… »   

Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively… »   

Anti-obesity drugs fall short of providing long lasting health benefits, researchers have pointed out.

Experts at the University… »   

The addition of the Novartis blood pressure medicine Tekturna to current standard drugs in patients who had a heart attack… »   

The potential riches for makers of obesity and diabetes treatments are irresistible to biotech entrepreneurs and investors. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a… »   

The Novartis diabetes drug Starlix failed to reduce progression to the disease or cut down on serious heart problems in… »   

People who take certain drugs for depression known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may have a higher-than-average risk of… »   

Even within the U.S. Veterans Affairs health system, where everyone should have the same access to care, African Americans are… »   

Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on… »   

People whose “bad” cholesterol and risk of future heart disease stay too high despite cholesterol-lowering statin therapy can safely lower… »   

U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck &… »   

Tears in the shoulder’s rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. Surgery to repair the damage is… »   

Women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key… »   

Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of U.S. healthcare reform efforts, but… »   

Loud music or noise isn’t the only thing that can damage your hearing. A new study in men hints that… »